Habakkuk 3

Habakkuk's prayer (təfillâ) invokes YHWH's past theophany from Teman and Mount Paran, depicting His majestic power over creation, nations, rivers, and enemies for the salvation of His people and anointed one, crushing the wicked.[1][2][5] Despite trembling at coming judgment, he rejoices in YHWH, the God of his salvation, trusting Him as strength to make his feet like hinds' feet on high places amid desolation.[1][2][5]

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Verse 2
O LORD Yahweh Yahweh I have heard I heard I heard your report your report your report I fear I feared I feared O LORD Yahweh Yahweh your work your deed your deed in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of years cycles of years years revive it revive him revive him in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of years cycles of years years make known may you make known may you make known in wrath in agitation in turmoil mercy to show deep compassion to show deep compassion remember you will remember you will remember
יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti I have heard I heard I heard HVqp1cs שִׁמְעֲ/ךָ֮ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤊 shimeakha your report your report your report HNcmsc/Sp2ms יָרֵאתִי֒ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 yareti I fear I feared I feared HVqp1cs יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) O LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp פָּֽעָלְ/ךָ֙ 𐤐𐤏𐤋/𐤊 paalekha your work your deed your deed HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/קֶ֤רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc שָׁנִים֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa חַיֵּ֔י/הוּ 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤄𐤅 chayeyhu revive it revive him revive him HVpv2ms/Sp3ms בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev-2 in the midst of in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc שָׁנִ֖ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim-2 years cycles of years years HNcfpa תּוֹדִ֑יעַ 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏 todia make known may you make known may you make known HVhj2ms בְּ/רֹ֖גֶז 𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤆 berogez in wrath in agitation in turmoil HR/Ncmsa רַחֵ֥ם 𐤓𐤇𐤌 rachem mercy to show deep compassion to show deep compassion HVpa תִּזְכּֽוֹר 𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤅𐤓 tizekor kumbuka (Lingala) remember you will remember you will remember HVqj2ms
Verse 3
God Mighty Deity Mighty God from Teman from Southland Teman from Teyman comes he comes he comes and the Holy One and set-apart and the Set-apart One from mount from the mountain from the mountain Paran Paran Paran Selah Lift-up pause Selah covered he fully covered he fully covered the heavens the lofty heights the heavens his splendor his splendor his splendor and his praise and his praise-utterance and his praise-utterance is full she was full it was full the earth the earth the earth
אֱל֨וֹהַ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha God Mighty Deity Mighty God HNcmsa מִ/תֵּימָ֣ן 𐤌/𐤕𐤉𐤌𐤍 miteyman from Teman from Southland Teman from Teyman HR/Np יָב֔וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo comes he comes he comes HVqi3ms וְ/קָד֥וֹשׁ 𐤅/𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 veqadosh and the Holy One and set-apart and the Set-apart One HC/Aamsa מֵֽ/הַר 𐤌/𐤄𐤓 mehar from mount from the mountain from the mountain HR/Ncmsc פָּארָ֖ן 𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤍 paran Paran Paran Paran HNp סֶ֑לָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Selah HTj כִּסָּ֤ה 𐤊𐤎𐤄 kisah covered he fully covered he fully covered HVpp3ms שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim sama (Kongo) the heavens the lofty heights the heavens HNcmpa הוֹד֔/וֹ 𐤄𐤅𐤃/𐤅 hodo his splendor his splendor his splendor HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/תְהִלָּת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤕/𐤅 utehilato and his praise and his praise-utterance and his praise-utterance HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מָלְאָ֥ה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄 maleah is full she was full it was full HVqp3fs הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 6
He stood he stood he stood and measured and he violently shook and he measured the earth land land He looked seeing he saw and drove asunder and he caused to spring loose and it caused to spring loose the nations people-groups people-groups were scattered and they scattered themselves apart and they scattered themselves apart mountains mountains of mountains of of eternity up to, until until forever bowed down they bowed down they bowed down hills hills of hills of everlasting hidden age forever pathways walkings of journeys of everlasting hidden age forever his — his
עָמַ֣ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amad ima (Bemba) He stood he stood he stood HVqp3ms וַ/יְמֹ֣דֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤃𐤃 vayemoded and measured and he violently shook and he measured HC/Vow3ms אֶ֗רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth land land HNcbsa רָאָה֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah He looked seeing he saw HVqp3ms וַ/יַּתֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 vayater and drove asunder and he caused to spring loose and it caused to spring loose HC/Vhw3ms גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim the nations people-groups people-groups HNcmpa וַ/יִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤑𐤑𐤅 vayitepotsetsu were scattered and they scattered themselves apart and they scattered themselves apart HC/Vrw3mp הַרְרֵי 𐤄𐤓𐤓𐤉 harerey mountains mountains of mountains of HNcmpc עַ֔ד 𐤏𐤃 ad of eternity up to, until until forever HNcmsa שַׁח֖וּ 𐤔𐤇𐤅 shachu bowed down they bowed down they bowed down HVqp3cp גִּבְע֣וֹת 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤕 giveot hills hills of hills of HNcfpc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa הֲלִיכ֥וֹת 𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤕 halikhot pathways walkings of journeys of HNcfpc עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam-2 everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo his his HR/Sp3ms
Verse 8
Were-[with]-the-rivers flowing rivers with the rivers displeased he burned hot he burned the LORD Yahweh Yahweh or if / whether if against-the-rivers in the rivers in the rivers your-anger your nose your anger or if / whether if against-the-sea in the sea in the sea your-wrath your overflowing fury your raging fury that for/because because you-ride you ride you ride on upon upon your-horses your horses your horses your-chariots your chariots your chariots salvation deliverance deliverance
הֲ/בִ/נְהָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤁/𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 havineharim Were-[with]-the-rivers flowing rivers with the rivers HTi/R/Ncmpa חָרָ֣ה 𐤇𐤓𐤄 charah kala (Kikongo) displeased he burned hot he burned HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אִ֤ם 𐤀𐤌 im or if / whether if HC בַּ/נְּהָרִים֙ 𐤁/𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 baneharim against-the-rivers in the rivers in the rivers HRd/Ncmpa אַפֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekha your-anger your nose your anger HNcmsc/Sp2ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 or if / whether if HC בַּ/יָּ֖ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤌 bayam against-the-sea in the sea in the sea HRd/Ncmsa עֶבְרָתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤊 everatekha your-wrath your overflowing fury your raging fury HNcfsc/Sp2ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because because HC תִרְכַּב֙ 𐤕𐤓𐤊𐤁 tirekav you-ride you ride you ride HVqi2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR סוּסֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉/𐤊 suseykha your-horses your horses your horses HNcmpc/Sp2ms מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 marekevoteykha your-chariots your chariots your chariots HNcfpc/Sp2ms יְשׁוּעָֽה 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 yeshuah salvation deliverance deliverance HNcfsa
Verse 13
You went out you went out you went out for salvation for deliverance for deliverance of your people your people your people for salvation for deliverance for deliverance [direct object marker] object-marker with of your anointed your anointed one your anointed one You struck you crushed you crushed head head head from house from the built-house from the house of wicked wicked man of the wicked laying bare bare places laying bare foundation foundation-of foundation to up to up to neck burden-binding neck neck Selah Lift-up pause Selah
יָצָ֨אתָ֙ 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕 yatsata You went out you went out you went out HVqp2ms לְ/יֵ֣שַׁע 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤏 leyesha for salvation for deliverance for deliverance HR/Ncmsc עַמֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 amekha of your people your people your people HNcmsc/Sp2ms לְ/יֵ֖שַׁע 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤏 leyesha-2 for salvation for deliverance for deliverance HR/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker with HR מְשִׁיחֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤊 meshichekha of your anointed your anointed one your anointed one HNcmsc/Sp2ms מָחַ֤צְתָּ 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤕 machatseta You struck you crushed you crushed HVqp2ms רֹּאשׁ֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head head HNcmsa מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house from the built-house from the house HR/Ncmsc רָשָׁ֔ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha of wicked wicked man of the wicked HAamsa עָר֛וֹת 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 arot laying bare bare places laying bare HVpa יְס֥וֹד 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤃 yesod foundation foundation-of foundation HNcmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to up to HR צַוָּ֖אר 𐤑𐤅𐤀𐤓 tsavar neck burden-binding neck neck HNcmsa סֶֽלָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Selah HTj
Verse 14
You pierced you pierced you pierced with his staffs with his staffs with his staffs head head head of his village-leader his unwalled village his unwalled village his warriors his unwalled villages his unwalled villages they storm they storm they storm to scatter me to disperse me to disperse me their exultation their jubilant exultation their jubilant exultation like like like to devour to eat to eat the poor I the poor in secret in the hiding-place in the hiding-place
נָקַ֤בְתָּ 𐤍𐤒𐤁𐤕 naqaveta You pierced you pierced you pierced HVqp2ms בְ/מַטָּי/ו֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤈𐤉/𐤅 vematayv mat-taw' (Akan Twi) with his staffs with his staffs with his staffs HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head head HNcmsc פרז/ו 𐤐𐤓𐤆/𐤅 frzv of his village-leader his unwalled village his unwalled village HNcmsc/Sp3ms פְּרָזָ֔י/ו 𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉/𐤅 perazayv his warriors his unwalled villages his unwalled villages HNcmpc/Sp3ms יִסְעֲר֖וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤓𐤅 yisearu they storm they storm they storm HVqi3mp לַ/הֲפִיצֵ֑/נִי 𐤋/𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤑/𐤍𐤉 lahafitseni to scatter me to disperse me to disperse me HR/Vhc/Sp1cs עֲלִ֣יצֻתָ֔/ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤕/𐤌 alitsutam their exultation their jubilant exultation their jubilant exultation HNcfsc/Sp3mp כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like like like HR לֶ/אֱכֹ֥ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol okèlè (Yoruba) to devour to eat to eat HR/Vqc עָנִ֖י 𐤏𐤍𐤉 ani the poor I the poor HAamsa בַּ/מִּסְתָּֽר 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤓 bamisetar in secret in the hiding-place in the hiding-place HRd/Ncmsa
Verse 16
I heard I heard I heard and it trembled and she trembled and my inward parts trembled my belly my belly my belly at the sound to the sound of to the voice of quivered they rang quivered my lips my two lips my two lips enters he comes enters decay rottenness rottenness into my bones in my bones in my bones beneath me and beneath me and beneath me I tremble I tremble I tremble that that-which that I will wait quietly I will rest I will wait quietly for the day for a day for a day of trouble constraining distress constraining distress to rise up to ascend to go up against a people to a gathered people of against a people who invade us he will assail him who invade us
שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti I heard I heard I heard HVqp1cs וַ/תִּרְגַּ֣ז 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤂𐤆 vatiregaz and it trembled and she trembled and my inward parts trembled HC/Vqw3fs בִּטְנִ֗/י 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤉 biteni my belly my belly my belly HNcfsc/Sp1cs לְ/קוֹל֙ 𐤋/𐤒𐤅𐤋 leqol at the sound to the sound of to the voice of HR/Ncmsa צָלֲל֣וּ 𐤑𐤋𐤋𐤅 tsalalu quivered they rang quivered HVqp3cp שְׂפָתַ֔/י 𐤔𐤐𐤕/𐤉 sefatay my lips my two lips my two lips HNcfdc/Sp1cs יָב֥וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo enters he comes enters HVqi3ms רָקָ֛ב 𐤓𐤒𐤁 raqav decay rottenness rottenness HNcmsa בַּ/עֲצָמַ֖/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌/𐤉 baatsamay into my bones in my bones in my bones HR/Ncfpc/Sp1cs וְ/תַחְתַּ֣/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕/𐤉 vetachetay beneath me and beneath me and beneath me HC/R/Sp1cs אֶרְגָּ֑ז 𐤀𐤓𐤂𐤆 eregaz I tremble I tremble I tremble HVqi1cs אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr אָנ֨וּחַ֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤇 anucha I will wait quietly I will rest I will wait quietly HVqi1cs לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom for the day for a day for a day HR/Ncmsc צָרָ֔ה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah of trouble constraining distress constraining distress HNcfsa לַ/עֲל֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 laalot Aleya (Bemba) to rise up to ascend to go up HR/Vqc לְ/עַ֥ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤌 leam against a people to a gathered people of against a people HR/Ncmsa יְגוּדֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤃/𐤍𐤅 yegudenu gudla (Zulu) who invade us he will assail him who invade us HVqi3ms/Sp1cp
Verse 17
Though for/because though fig tree fig tree fig tree not not not blossom she will blossom it will blossom and no and there is not and there is not fruit yield of yield of on the vines among grapevines among grapevines fail he dealt falsely fail produce deed of produce of of the olive olive tree olive tree and the fields and cultivated fields and cultivated fields no not not yield he did produce food one who eats food cut off he cut off he cut off from the fold livestock enclosure from livestock enclosure flock small livestock flock small livestock flock and no and there is not and there is not cattle bovine animal bovine animal in the stalls livestock stalls in livestock stalls
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki Though for/because though HC תְאֵנָ֣ה 𐤕𐤀𐤍𐤄 teenah fig tree fig tree fig tree HNcfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תִפְרָ֗ח 𐤕𐤐𐤓𐤇 tiferach blossom she will blossom it will blossom HVqi3fs וְ/אֵ֤ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn יְבוּל֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤋 yevul fruit yield of yield of HNcmsa בַּ/גְּפָנִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤂𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 bagefanim on the vines among grapevines among grapevines HRd/Ncbpa כִּחֵשׁ֙ 𐤊𐤇𐤔 kichesh fail he dealt falsely fail HVpp3ms מַעֲשֵׂה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh produce deed of produce of HNcmsc זַ֔יִת 𐤆𐤉𐤕 zayit of the olive olive tree olive tree HNcmsa וּ/שְׁדֵמ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤔𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤕 ushedemot and the fields and cultivated fields and cultivated fields HC/Ncfpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 no not not HTn עָ֣שָׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah yield he did produce HVqp3ms אֹ֑כֶל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 okhel food one who eats food HNcmsa גָּזַ֤ר 𐤂𐤆𐤓 gazar genca (Zulu) cut off he cut off he cut off HVqp3ms מִ/מִּכְלָה֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤊𐤋𐤄 mimikhelah from the fold livestock enclosure from livestock enclosure HR/Ncbsa צֹ֔אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson flock small livestock flock small livestock flock HNcbsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn-2 and no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn בָּקָ֖ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 baqar cattle bovine animal bovine animal HNcbsa בָּ/רְפָתִֽים 𐤁/𐤓𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 barefatim in the stalls livestock stalls in livestock stalls HRd/Ncmpa
Verse 19
GOD the Being-One Yahweh Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord is my strength my strength my strength and he makes and he placed and he sets my feet my feet my feet like hinds' feet like does like does and on and upon and upon my high places my raised high-places my high places he makes me walk he causes me to tread he causes me to tread To the choirmaster to the overseeing one to the overseeing one with my stringed instruments with my string-played melodies with my stringed melodies
יְהוִ֤הּ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvih GOD the Being-One Yahweh HNp אֲדֹנָ/י֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs חֵילִ֔/י 𐤇𐤉𐤋/𐤉 cheyli kayila (Lunda) is my strength my strength my strength HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he makes and he placed and he sets HC/Vqw3ms רַגְלַ/י֙ 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤉 ragelay my feet my feet my feet HNcfdc/Sp1cs כָּֽ/אַיָּל֔וֹת 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤕 kaayalot like hinds' feet like does like does HRd/Ncfpa וְ/עַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon and upon HC/R בָּמוֹתַ֖/י 𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤉 bamotay my high places my raised high-places my high places HNcfpc/Sp1cs יַדְרִכֵ֑/נִי 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤍𐤉 yaderikheni kanyaga (Swahili) he makes me walk he causes me to tread he causes me to tread HVhi3ms/Sp1cs לַ/מְנַצֵּ֖חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choirmaster to the overseeing one to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa בִּ/נְגִינוֹתָֽי 𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉 bineginotay with my stringed instruments with my string-played melodies with my stringed melodies HR/Ncfpa
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